How much are you willing to pay to get hired (maybe not) at one of the biggest tech companies in the world?If you're trying to get a job at Amazon, there's a new way to practice, but it won't be cheap: An Airbnb host in Seattle is charging $4,497 for a mock Amazon interview.The host, who is identified as Nick on the listing, appears to be Nick Dimitrov, who co-founded Amazon Game Studios in 2013 and is now the founder of Amazon Bound, a company that prepares Amazon job applicants.On the Airbnb listing, he also claims to have been an "Amazon Bar Raiser" (aka a job interviewer), who conducted over 350 interviews for the company.The Airbnb experience — yes, Airbnb has expanded beyond just lodging — is a whopping five hours long and includes a simulation of the interview as well as a chance for candidates to attend their own debrief as a "fly on the wall."Then, coaching is provided for candidates who are not selected for hire. Your $4,497 will also get you snacks, drinks, breakfast and lunch.But it doesn't end there. The listing recommends that Amazon hopefuls also complete the "Inside Amazon's Interview: Workshop" prior to this experience, an eight-hour workshop, also hosted by Dimitrov, will cost $797.Now who, exactly, is buying these experiences? The lone review on the mock interview listing is from someone identified as Seth, who wrote, "The Amazon interview simulation was intense! ... I learned a lot, seeing myself through alternate perspectives and feel this simulation helped prepare me to interview at Amazon."Related video: Amazon wants its employees to quit and start their own businesses:Four reviewers chimed in on the eight-hour workshop.One, who called himself Edward, said it was "an eye-opening course that would help candidates who want to interview with Amazon" and that "Thankfully, Nick had the coffee flowing throughout the day!"If you're willing to shell out thousands of dollars for the chance to impress Jeff Bezos some day, the mock interview is held in a coworking space in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. And if you land a software engineering job at Amazon, the salary is, on average, over $100,000 a year, according to PayScale.

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How much are you willing to pay to get hired (maybe not) at one of the biggest tech companies in the world?

If you're trying to get a job at Amazon, there's a new way to practice, but it won't be cheap: An Airbnb host in Seattle is charging $4,497 for a mock Amazon interview.

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The host, who is identified as Nick on the listing, appears to be Nick Dimitrov, who co-founded Amazon Game Studios in 2013 and is now the founder of Amazon Bound, a company that prepares Amazon job applicants.

On the Airbnb listing, he also claims to have been an "Amazon Bar Raiser" (aka a job interviewer), who conducted over 350 interviews for the company.

The Airbnb experience — yes, Airbnb has expanded beyond just lodging — is a whopping five hours long and includes a simulation of the interview as well as a chance for candidates to attend their own debrief as a "fly on the wall."

Then, coaching is provided for candidates who are not selected for hire. Your $4,497 will also get you snacks, drinks, breakfast and lunch.

But it doesn't end there. The listing recommends that Amazon hopefuls also complete the "Inside Amazon's Interview: Workshop" prior to this experience, an eight-hour workshop, also hosted by Dimitrov, will cost $797.

Now who, exactly, is buying these experiences? The lone review on the mock interview listing is from someone identified as Seth, who wrote, "The Amazon interview simulation was intense! ... I learned a lot, seeing myself through alternate perspectives and feel this simulation helped prepare me to interview at Amazon."

Related video: Amazon wants its employees to quit and start their own businesses:

Four reviewers chimed in on the eight-hour workshop.

One, who called himself Edward, said it was "an eye-opening course that would help candidates who want to interview with Amazon" and that "Thankfully, Nick had the coffee flowing throughout the day!"

If you're willing to shell out thousands of dollars for the chance to impress Jeff Bezos some day, the mock interview is held in a coworking space in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. And if you land a software engineering job at Amazon, the salary is, on average, over $100,000 a year, according to PayScale.